About The Word Plateau

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Plateau

Plateau Meaning & Definition
Plateau Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Plateau?

[n] a relatively flat highland

Synonyms | Synonyms for Plateau: tableland

Related Terms | Find terms related to Plateau: alkali flat | alluvial plain | amount | basin | bench | bottomland | break | bushveld | caliber | campo | champaign | champaign country | coastal plain | coffee break | compass | cut | degree | delta | desert | down | downs | downtime | extent | fell | flat | flat country | flatland | flats | grade | grass veld | grassland | half time | half-time intermission | heath | height | highland | holiday | interim | interlude | intermezzo | intermission | intermittence | interregnum | interruption | interval | lande | leap | letup | level | llano | lowland | lowlands | lull | lunar mare | mare | mark | measure | mesa | mesilla | moor | moorland | notch | nuance | off-time | open country | pampa | pampas | pas | pause | peg | peneplain | period | pitch | plain | plains | plane | playa | point | point of repose | prairie | proportion | quiet spell | range | ratio | reach | recess | relief | remove | respite | resting point | round | rung | salt flat | salt marsh | salt pan | savanna | scale | scope | sebkha | shade | shadow | space | stair | standard | step | steppe | stint | table | table mountain | tableland | time off | time out | tread | tree veld | tundra | upland | vacation | vega | veld | weald | wide-open spaces | wold

See Also | Ardennes | bench | Colorado Plateau | highland | Llano Estacado | mesa | table | terrace | upland

Plateau In Webster's Dictionary

\Pla*teau"\, n.; pl. F. {Plateaux} (F. ?; E. ?), E. {Plateaus}. [F., fr. OF. platel, properly a little plate. See {Plate}.] 1. A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area of land; a table-land. 2. An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.

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